First responders rescue hiker injured on Devil's Path
Above: Indian Head and Twin Mountains on the eastern Devil's Path, photographed in October 2012 by EricAOrtner.
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The historians of the Catskills gather at the Catskill History Conclave
Above: A historical sign in the Ulster County hamlet of Bearsville. Photo by Doug Kerr, via Flickr.
Forest fire burns five acres in Shandaken’s Catskill Forest Preserve
A fire started by a 40-year-old man in the Ulster County town of Shandaken at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 25 burned five acres of Catskill Forest Preserve before being doused by 20 fire companies and police agencies, according to a press release from the town of Shandaken Police.
The fire was started by Nicolaus G. Wynberg, a Phoenicia resident, at the residence of a friend in Woodland Valley, police say. Wynberg has been charged with negligently starting a forest fire, a state environmental violation.
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John Faso: Experienced politician faces voters who are fed up with "insiders"
Above: John Faso. Image via the Faso campaign.
In the increasingly negative race to replace retiring Republican Congressman Chris Gibson in New York's 19th Congressional District, former State Assembly Minority Leader John Faso has all the hallmarks of a traditional general election contender. But that might not help him, because 2016 is no traditional election year.
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New York state denies permit to Constitution Pipeline
Above: A natural gas pipeline being constructed. Photo courtesy of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Just in time to celebrate Earth Day, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that it has denied a water quality permit to the Constitution Pipeline.
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Drinking and reading: Catskills authors to gather at book festival in distillery
Above: The 2015 Catskills Book Festival. Photo via Writers in the Mountains.
This Sunday, local writers, illustrators, editors, educators, booksellers, publishers and journalists will gather at the Union Grove Distillery in the Delaware County hamlet of Arkville to swap stories and quaff local vodka during the Meet the Authors Catskills Book Festival.
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As Catskill Mountain Railroad settles lawsuit, Catskills railfans protest compromise deal
Above: A track car used by Catskill Mountain Railroad volunteers to inspect the railway lines. Photo by Ryan Lennox.
The Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) has settled its lawsuit against Ulster County, another sign that the railroad’s management is dropping its adversarial stance against the county in order to increase its chances of winning a contract for a new lease to operate a tourist railway from Kingston to the Catskills. The CMRR’s current lease expires on May 31.
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Presidential primary day in the Catskills
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Delaware County will tax commercial solar farms
Above: Michael Sabansky, Delaware County's director of real property tax services, gave a presentation on solar farms to the Delaware County Board of Supervisors on April 13. Photo by Robert Cairns.
With the possibility of commercial solar electricity generation coming to Delaware County, the Delaware County Board of Supervisors has taken steps to make sure that solar developers pay property taxes.
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Over 100 outraged Schoharie residents protest mining expansion
Above: Dawn Johnson addresses the Schoharie Town Board before a crowd concerned residents. The audience was too large for the town hall, so Wednesday's town meeting was moved to a nearby church. Photos by Timothy Knight.
Schoharie residents came out in full force this past Wednesday, April 13 to publicly air their concerns that a local quarry managed by Cobleskill Stone Products (CSP) may be able to expand its mining operations.
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